The statue of Alfred Nobel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.Communication Pioneers Win 2009 Physics Nobel -- Yahoo News/Reuters
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A pioneer in fiber-optics and two scientists who figured out how to turn light into electronic signals -- work that paved the way for the Internet age -- were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday.
Charles Kao, a Shanghai-born British-American, won half the 10 million Swedish crown ($1.4 million) prize for research that led to a breakthrough in fiber-optics, determining how to transmit light over long distances via optical glass fibers.
Read more ....
MIDDLE EAST
Iran plans to use new centrifuge at atom fuel plant.
Abbas cabinet says will confront Israel; protests flare.
High on qat, Yemeni troops battle Shiite rebels.
General Moshe Yaalon cancels London trip after arrest fear over Gaza bombing.
ASIA
North Korea may be open to talks. North Korea tells China it would rejoin nuclear talks.
Pakistan suicide bombing raises questions about security.
Typhoon heads to Japan, storm stalls over Philippines.
Aid workers reach remote Indonesian villages.
AFRICA
In a Guinea seized by violence, women as prey.
Contention over rankings of African nations.
Will amnesty bring peace to Niger Delta?
EUROPE
Ukraine-Russia tensions evident in Crimea.
European farmers’ anger spills into the streets of Brussels.
Brown works to mend coalition in N. Ireland.
AMERICAS
US denies policy shift in deferring Dalai Lama meeting.
US 'to cut immigrant detention'.
Ecuador government seeks end to Indian protest.
Honduran security forces accused of abuse.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
More on the Al Qaeda Shift to Somalia.
Obama team says Zazi Case illustrates balanced approach to terror threat.
U.S. terror suspect contacted senior al-Qaida.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Oil states to drop dollar in oil tyrading.
Oil states say no talks on replacing dollar.
World markets buoyed by recovery hopes.
Gold price rises as dollar falls.
No comments:
Post a Comment